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Take advantage of all your space
CHS’s Jean Redfearn, Math Teacher
My Classes ‐> Settings
Use your Course Description (under Profile) and Class Photo (underand Class Photo (under Page Details) to keep
general course information, classinformation, class
overview & welcome messages.
ATEC’s Tammy Pugh, Nursing Instructor
My Classes ‐> Homepage ‐> Announcements
The Announcement area really gives you a chance to share yourself with your students & parents. Add graphics and style – but most of all, make it relevant to your audience. You may
want to change this weekly to keep it fresh
NCM’s Jodie Kahler, English Teacher
want to change this weekly to keep it fresh.
(More)My Classes ‐> Homepage ‐>
AnnouncementsAnnouncements
Use embedded code from sites like www.slide.com to
share pictures of your students in action.
Remember : you can use a student’s name OR picture, but not both together.
LES’s Melody Johnson, 4th Grade Teacher
My Classes >My Classes ‐> Homepage ‐>Resources
Know your audience, and provide resources MOST helpful to them! Think quality, not quantity, share class documents
(include parent forms) &(include parent forms), & provide descriptions of
resources.
IDEA: Try using http://del.icio.us to
organize multiple links!
NCM’s Jodie Kahler, English Teacher ; LEHS Robotics Club; PTH’s Dolly Rowland, Curriculum Coach
My Classes ‐> CalendarCalendar
or
My Classes ‐> Homepage ‐>Homepage >Work & Events
Post any dated events likePost any dated events like homework, school events, holidays, or even student birthdays. Include clipart y pfor more graphic appeal.
Share your lesson plans with your class calendar to
provide even more information for your
t / t d tparents/students.
BDK’s Patty Boone, 1st Grade Teacher
My Account >My Account ‐> Profile
Don’t forget your profile! Your class pages, group pages, links, contact info & biograph appear here& biography appear here,
as well as your blog!
This may be the first timeThis may be the first time your students & parents “see” you, so a photo of yourself is nice to have!y
RSS Feed: Folks can use Google Reader or Bloglines to “catch” each new post!
My Account ‐> BlogTake your class page further by journaling events & interacting with audienceTake your class page further by journaling events & interacting with audience
comments. Add your blog in your class resources to maximize visibility.
Share your direct linksDirect link to profile (which has links to all your classes)
School website + /home.asp?WebUserName= + eChalk usernameSchool website /home.asp?WebUserName eChalk username
http://lhs.kcsdschools.com /home.asp?WebUserName= holly.sullivan
// /http://lhs.kcsdschools.com/home.asp?WebUserName=holly.sullivan
Direct link to blog
School website + /blogs/ + eChalk username
http://lms kcsdschools com /blogs/ anne lemieuxhttp://lms.kcsdschools.com /blogs/ anne.lemieux
http://lms.kcsdschools.com/blogs/anne.lemieux
Need more ideas? Try:www.learn2echalk.com
